2012–13 División de Honor de Rugby

Spanish rugby union competition 2012–13 División de Honor División de Honor.PNG Spain Valladolid Santboiana La Vila 137 Eduardo Sorribes, 190 Clinton Sills, 20 2011–12 2013–14 The 2012–13 División de Honor is the 46th season of the top flight of the Spanish domestic rugby union competition since its inception in 1953. Regular season began in September 2012 and finished on April 28, 2013. The playoffs began on 19 May and the Final took place on 2 June. Defending champions, Valladolid, successfully defended its previous season title after defeating Santboiana 27–25 in the championship final. La Vila was the relegated team to División de Honor B. Competition format The season took place between September and March, with every team playing each other home and away for a total of 22 matches. Points were awarded according to the following: 4 points for a win 2 points for a draw 1 bonus point for a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match 1 bonus point for a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer The six teams with the highest number of points at the end of 22 rounds of matches played the championship playoffs. The top two teams win a semifinal berth automatically, while the next four teams played off to take the remaining two spots. The club which finished bottom was relegated, while the club that finished 11th went into a playoff with a team from División de Honor B. Promotion and relegation The bottom team in the standings was relegated to División de Honor B, while the team finishing 11th played the relegation playoff. The top team from División de Honor B was promoted to División de Honor. Teams The division was increased from 10 teams in the previous season to 12, with Atlético Madrid, Complutense Cisneros and Hernani gaining promotion from Division de Honor B, and only Alcobendas being relegated. Team Stadium CapacityLocation Atlético MadridValle de las Cañas300Pozuelo de AlarcónSpain 420 none 2012–13 División de Honor teams Spain 41 38 N 4 43 W left 5 Valladolid / El Salvador 80 Spain 43 3 N 2 10 W bottom 5 Ordizia 80 Spain 43 19 N 2 40 W top 5 Gernika 80 Spain 38 30 N 0 13 W bottom 5 La Vila 80 Spain 37 22 N 5 59 W right 5 Ciencias 80 Spain 43 20 N 3 00 W left 5 Getxo 80 Spain 42 13 N 8 42 W top 5 Vigo 80 Spain 40 26 N 3 48 W top 5 Atl. Madrid 80 Spain 41 20 N 2 2 E left 5 Santboiana 80 Spain 40 25 N 3 42 W bottom 5 Complutense Cisneros 80 Spain 43 16 N 1 58 W right 5 Hernani 80Bizkaia GernikaUrbieta2,500Guernica, BiscayCiencias SevillaLa Cartuja1,932SevilleComplutense CisnerosCentral de la Ciudad Universitaria12,400MadridEl SalvadorPepe Rojo5,000ValladolidGetxo ArteaFadura500GetxoHernaniLandare Toki500Hernani, GipuzkoaLa VilaEl Pantano1,550Villajoyosa, AlicanteOrdiziaAltamira500Estadio Altamira http://www.ordiziarugby.com/content/view/45/79/lang,es/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101021103512/http://www.ordiziarugby.com/content/view/45/79/lang%2Ces/ 21 October 2010 13 September 2010 SpanishOrdizia, GipuzkoaSantboianaBaldiri Aleu4,000Sant Boi de LlobregatUniversidade VigoLagoas-Marcosende3,000VigoValladolidPepe Rojo5,000Valladolid Regular season standings TeamPWDLF Points forA Points against+/- Points differenceBon Bonus pointsPts1Valladolid 22170568041226817852Santboiana 22162463840723113813Bizkaia Gernika 22150767344522815754El Salvador 22131853039014014685Ordizia 2212285845364813656Atlético Madrid 221228491495−48607Ciencias228014557555218508Getxo Artea 229013474520−4614509Complutense Cisneros 229013544636−92145010Universidade Vigo 228113480601−121104411Hernani 226016354568−21483212La Vila 223019383823−440517 Source: Federación Española de Rugby Qualified for championship playoff semi-finals Qualified for championship playoff quarter-finals Relegation playoff Relegated Championship playoffs Bracket Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final 30 160 4 Castile and LeónEl Salvador 34 5 Basque CountryOrdizia 26 3 Basque CountryBizkaia Gernika 15 6 MadridAtlético Madrid 29 1 Castile and LeónValladolid 22 4 Castile and León El Salvador 18 2 Catalonia Santboiana 28 6 Madrid Atlético Madrid 17 1 Castile and León Valladolid 27 2 Catalonia Santboiana 25 2012–13 División de Honor winners Castile and León Valladolid Fourth Quarter-finals May 18, 2013 17:00 (UTC+2) Bizkaia Gernika 15–29 Report Atlético Madrid Urionabarrenetxea 40'García-Parrado 48' c Olaeta (1/2) Olaeta (1/1) 33' Cloppet 2' cRey 27' cBrasca 56' cMartín 65' Nacho Heredia (3/4) Nacho Heredia (1/1) Urbieta, Gernika Félix Villegas (Castile and León) May 19, 2013 12:30 (UTC+2) El Salvador 34–26 Report Ordizia Carter 38' cDíaz 41'de la Llana 62'Mamea 71' cCarter 74' c Carrizo (3/5) Carrizo (1/1) 6' Marshall 22' cDarkintis 80' c Kroll (2/2) Kroll (4/4) 3', 26', 54', 60' Pepe Rojo, Valladolid 1,500 Sergi Figueruelo (Catalonia) Semifinals May 25, 2013 18:00 (UTC+2) Valladolid 22–18 Report El Salvador Rolls 18'Álex Gutiérrez 36' cGavidi 79' c Griffiths (2/3) Griffiths (1/1) 55' Carter 6' cPearce 26' c Carrizo (2/2) Carrizo (2/2) 33', 48' Pepe Rojo, Valladolid 5,000 Pedro Montoya (Basque Country) May 26, 2013 12:00 (UTC+2) Santboiana 28–17 Report Atlético Madrid ? 28' cPuig 37' cKiri Kiri ?' c Lauret (2/2) Lauret (2/2) 26', 66'Canning (1/1) 76' Canosa 58' c? 78' c Nacho Heredia (2/2) Nacho Heredia (1/2) 40' Baldiri Aleu, Sant Boi de Llobregat Igotz Gallastegi (Basque Country) Final June 2, 2013 12:00 (UTC+2) Valladolid 27–25 Report Santboiana Try penal 31' cGavidi 75' cPerico 82' c Griffiths (3/3) Griffiths (2/2) 13', 54' Baker 12' cKiri Kiri 24'Lyons 63' c Lauret (2/3) Lauret (2/2) 10', 17' Pepe Rojo, Valladolid 4,000 Igotz Gallastegi (Basque Country) Relegation playoff The relegation playoff was contested over two legs by Hernani, who finished 11th in División de Honor, and neighbours Alcobendas, the losing team from División de Honor B promotion playoff final. Vigo won the tie, winning 36-25 on aggregate. y 2 score Relegation/promotion playoff 25 11th team qualified 11th in División de Honor Basque Country Hernani 31 5 DHB Loser team from promotion's playoffs Final Madrid Alcobendas 11 14 1st leg May 12, 2013 12:30 (UTC+2) Alcobendas 11–31 Report Hernani Mateu 66' Ati (2/2) 41', 45' Apezetxea 14'Etxeberria 22' cGarmendia 73' c Genua (2/3) Genua (4/4) 20', 40', 63', 80' Las Terrazas, Alcobendas Alhambra Nievas (Andalusia) 2nd leg May 19, 2013 12:00 (UTC+2) Hernani 5–14 Report Alcobendas Esnal 28' Anastasi 6' cFertu 70' c Ati (2/2) Landare Toki, Hernani Jorge Molpeceres (Catalonia) Hernani remained in División de Honor. Sanitas Alcobendas remained in División de Honor B. See also 2012–13 División de Honor B de Rugby References External links Official site 2012-13 Spain